Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MACV COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE, CAM RANH BAY AB, VIETNAM - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Pearson, Willard, 1915-1996

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Willard Pearson (b. July 4, 1915, West Elizabeth, Pa.-d. Mar. 6, 1996), U.S. Army officer, was commissioned in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1936. During the Vietnam War, he served as commanding general, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and as assistant chief of staff for operations, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. In the early 1970s he was commanding general, V Corps, U.S. Army Europe, and for a dozen years he served as superintendent of the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pe...

Powell, Herbert B., 1903-1998

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Herbert Butler Powell was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was commissioned into the Army in 1926. During World War II (WWII), he served in the European Theater of Operations (ETO); was a battalion commander of the 32nd Infantry, 1941-1942; was chief of staff (CofS), 75th Infantry Division, 1943-1945, and was deputy, G-1 First (1st) Army Europe, 1945-1946. After the war, he was an advisor to the Pennsylvania National Guard, 1947 and served with the Second (2nd) Army, 1947-1948. He command...

Westmoreland, William Childs, 1914-2005

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U.S. military leader during the Vietnam War. From the description of William C. Westmoreland oral history interview : Tape and transcript, 1982 February 11 [sound recording] / conducted by Ron Priddis and Scott Faulring. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122479992 William Childs Westmoreland (1914-2005) was commander of all American forces in the Vietnam War, in his role as Commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1964 to 1968. He was Chief of Staff of the U....

Bunker, Ellsworth, 1894-1984

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Ambassador. From the description of Reminiscences of Ellsworth Bunker : oral history, 1973. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86131282 From the description of Reminiscences of Ellsworth Bunker :koral history, 1979. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309722384 ...

Abrams, Creighton Williams, Jr., 1914-1974

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Creighton W. Abrams was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He was the commander of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam (MACV) and was the Chief of Staff (CofS) of the Army. Creighton Williams Abrams (1914-1974), army officer, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from West Point in 1936, and was commissioned in the cavalry. After service with the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss, Texas, he was assigned to the newly created 1st Armored Division in 1940, and in ea...

Ewbank, John N., 1912-

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John N. Ewbank (b. 1912) was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and attended St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota before entering Flying School as an aviation cadet in 1939 at Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas. In May, 1940, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, and served as a flight commander with the 22nd Bombardment Group at Langley Field, Virginia before being deployed overseas during World War II. He was assigned to the Southwest Pacific area, and was stationed in Australia and ...

Walt, Lewis W., 1913-

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Lewis William Walt (b. Feb. 16, 1913, Wabaunsee County, Kan.-d. March 26, 1989, Gulfport, Miss.), U.S. Marine Corps officer, enlisted in the Colorado National Guard at the age of 17, and after graduating from university in 1936, he accepted an appointment in the Marines. During the late 1930s he served in two overseas assignments: China and Guam. In 1942 he joined the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, serving on Samoa and the British Solomon Islands. He then became commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, ...